£5000 for a WoW account?

Deis | September 24, 2007 | News | PC

Strange but true, a World of Warcraft account was sold to a new owner for £5000 early this month. For those of us who aren't British, that's €7000 euros or approximately $10,000 US dollars.

The night elf Rogue, Zeuzo, was in possession of some of the rarest items in the game, but, unfortunately for the new owner, the account was banned within five days.

World of Warcraft is an online fantasy world in which players create characters and take them adventuring. The characters gain experience and become more powerful by doing all sort of quests (kill this, find that, deliver this).

At the higher levels many players band together to go on raids to kill the most powerful enemies and get the best loot.

Zeuzo's creator, who took the rogue from level zero to high level hero, was contacted for the BBC by other players but he would not confirm or deny reports of the sale.

The Method guild of which Zeuzo was a member also declined to comment on the the sale.

However, the BBC does have independent confirmation that the account was sold for a figure of about 7,000 euros.

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huntyr | September 24, 2007

and karma bites the rich in the ass...
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In this case Blizzard caught on quick. It banned the account about five days after it was sold.
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tekmosis | September 24, 2007

I think this article could of been a bit more refined as it is missing out on some information such as the fact that the account was banned 5 days later. So, the person paid $10k for 5 days worth of entertainment. I lol'ed sucks to be him/her.
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Miller | September 24, 2007

Heh, I've made over $1000 selling WoW accounts.

Of course this account was going to get banned though. The guy who brought it must be very very annoyed.

http://eu.wowarmory.com/character-sheet.xml?r=Silvermoon&n=Zeuzo

The account wasn't worth £5000, his gear isn't brilliant.
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BANDITO ATTACK | September 25, 2007

i can imagine an infomercial for this PLAY VIDEO GAMES, AND MAKE MONEY! SIMPLY PLAY WoW FOR 600 HOURS AND SELL YOUR CHARACTER ON eGAY! I DID, AND IM A THOUSANDAIRE?

who plays wow, anyway @__@

dont answer that, you nerds.
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  Deis | September 25, 2007
  
  I know people who play WoW. You'd be surprised, I certainly was.
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Riku31069 | September 25, 2007

That is WAY too expensive for a WoW account.

But unfortunately, that account was banned within 5 days. Sad.
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xsynergyx | September 25, 2007

To be honest I'm not exactly surprised. These geeks sure love the game that they'll kill and die for it.

Sucks to be that guy though. I hope the money was well spent.
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ali3n | September 25, 2007

How idiotic £5000 for a couple of pixels...
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teodortenchev | September 25, 2007

Way to waste your money. Seriously, if I could afford to spend that much on a game, I would rather donate the money. Heck, I wouldn't even consider playing WoW, there are so many better things to do, especially if you gave some money to spend and even if you don't. World of Warcraft isn't worth your time.
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FFXFREAK | October 01, 2007

Lulz. Honestly; what the hell. The person who bought this must be like at the top of the hierarchy of nerds, if you're going to pay $10,000 for a flipping WoW account becuase it has some 'rare' stuff on it, get a life =(.

~FFXFREAK
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Shadow2k5 | October 05, 2007

How supid can you get, funny that it got banned within five days though XD
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W00tbeer1 | October 06, 2007

Wow, what an idiot. Why would you buy an account for $10,000. You know it will get banned! Its just like any other online game account buying out there, you will be caught! That guy (no offense) must be a total loser.